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The Clutha Council Continues to Ignore Ratepayers
The Clutha District Council has a cavalier attitude towards spending and accountability and shows a systematic failure in management at almost every level. When any function of council carries a rating impact, consultation is required.
A Solution for Mowbray’s Problem
Move your factories to NZ and get a 10 per cent tariff, not China’s 145 per cent rate.
News Briefing: 17 April 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, PARTIES Laura Walters (Newsroom): Growing calls for independent watchdog to keep politicians honest Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Act’s ‘happy Māori’ AI image sparks internal change Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Seymour seeks to spark a new ‘culture war’ Thomas Manch (Post): David Seymour says ACT
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode Two – Maurice Williamson
Maurice Williamson joins Cam Slater for nearly two hours of riveting banter.
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
Two former Wellington mayors have expressed optimism following former Labour leader Andrew Little’s announcement that he will be standing for mayor.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… empathy (noun): 1: the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another also : the capacity for this 2: the act of imagining one's ideas, feelings, or attitudes as fully inhabiting something observed
The Good Oil Daily Proverb
Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.
Wednesday Weapons
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Todd McClay On How New Zealand Is Responding To Trump’s Tariffs
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Jonathan Ayling: Why Are NZ Police Training To Enforce Non-Existent Hate Crimes?
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